Definizione monolingua

ablution

ablution (plural ablutions)

1. (chemistry) Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance. [from 15th c.]
2. The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite. [from 16th c.]
3. (Western Christianity) The rinsing of the priests hand following the Communion with, depending on rite, water or a mix of it and wine, which may then be drunk by the priest. [from 17th c.]
4. (literary or humorous, usually in the plural) Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up. [from 17th c.]
   • 1835, William Gilmore Simms, The Partisan, Harper, Chapter II, page 25:

     He followed the steps of Bella, who soon conducted him to his chamber, and left him to those ablutions which a long ride along a sandy road had rendered particularly necessary.

5. The water used in cleansing. [from 17th c.]
   • Alexander Pope

     Cast the ablutions in the main.

6. (Orthodox Christianity) The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion.

Definizione dizionario ablution

	abluzione
	the act of washing or cleansing
	The ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels.

Altri significati:

(literary or humorous, usually in the plural) Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up. [from 17th c.]

(Western Christianity) The rinsing of the priest's hand following the Communion with, depending on rite, water or a mix of it and wine, which may then be drunk by the priest. [from 17th c.]

The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite. [from 16th c.]

The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it.

(Orthodox Christianity) The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion.

(chemistry) Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance. [from 15th c.]

The water used in cleansing. [from 17th c.]